![]() ![]() The twist of the sketch is, Hanks’ MAGA guy has more in common with the Black contestants than anyone expected. ![]() He even wears a “Make America Great Again” hat in case you didn’t pick up the implication of the dot dot dot. Both sketches have the same premise - a white person appears on an otherwise all-Black Jeopardy! hosted by Kenan Thompson’s Darnell Hayes, except instead of “Potent Potables,” the categories are “Had That Been Me” and “Aw Hell Naw” - but the Hanks “Black Jeopardy!” debuted in 2016 and things were… different. “Black Jeopardy” first aired in 2014 with guest host Louis C.K., but it didn’t become a sensation until its third appearance with Tom Hanks. “Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks” (#3 with 63 million views) The categories: Politics, Pop Culture, and Horniness. So once I got over the shock of “Papyrus” only having 16 million views, I noticed that SNL‘s 10 most-watched videos, all with over 32 million views, can be separated into three categories - with one exception. The 20 most popular videos are nearly all from the last six years, when more and more people started consuming the Saturday night show on Sunday morning through viral clips instead of staying up until midnight. I went in thinking a classic like “More Cowbell” (17 million) or “Schweddy Balls” (6.3 million) would be near the top, but I didn’t consider the recency bias. If you’re this viewer (me, I’m the viewer), you spend too much time on the show’s YouTube page and sort every video on the channel by views. The other cast members and writers ( and creator Lorne Michaels) have had a busy off-season, too, but this post isn’t about that - it’s about what an SNL viewer does when there’s no new episodes. This summer break alone, Cecily Strong has a lead role in the Apple TV+ musical Schmigadoon! Pete Davidson is a member of Task Force X in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad Kate McKinnon is filming a Joe Exotic show Kenan Thompson and Aidy Bryant were nominated for Emmys Ego Nwodim joined HBO Max’s Love Life anthology series Colin Jost has stayed in the headlines because of his Disney-suing wife, Scarlett Johansson and his Weekend Update co-anchor shared remarkably tone-deaf jokes on social media. Is your favorite sketch comedy series MIA from this list? Tell us in the comments.Saturday Night Live has an uncanny ability to stay in the news, even when there hasn’t been a new episode in months and won’t be back until the fall. Read on to find out which top sketch comedy shows made our shortlist based on Tomatometer where available, popularity on the lists of other reputable media outlets, and Rotten Tomatoes editors’ careful consideration.Īlso find out which shows readers like you chose as their favorite comedies and which series top comedy stars picked. ![]() We’ve had a look at the “ 200 Best Comedy Series of All Time,” but decided to make a separate list just for the unique brand of humor that is sketch comedy. Now in its 44th season and having introduced some of the world’s top comedy stars to the spotlight, Saturday Night Live is the reigning champ of sketch comedy for sheer endurance, while other top titles popped up on the scene only briefly with searing social or political commentary delivered as jokes. The world’s best comedy doesn’t always come in sitcom form, but instead is served up as nuggets of funny in short sketches. (Photo by Comedy Central) 40 Best Sketch Comedy Series of All Time ![]()
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